If you are forced to weather the summer in Davis, then you're sure to need an ice cream from time to time (or you might try a gelato, frozen yogurt, frozen drink, or other dessert). And sure enough, there are a few places that would be happy to sate your craving.

Forms of ice cream

Soft serve ice cream

Packaged ice cream

The Dining Commons - They allow you to take one with you on your way out each time you eat, so an enterprising group of freshman can build up an entire freezer full of packaged ice cream in as little as a week.

Other

"Frosty Paws" brand ice cream for dogs can be found in the freezer section of some grocery stores. They call it "ice cream" but it is really more like a slightly meaty flavored frozen salt lick. Cats like it a lot too.

If you are on campus at the right times (Picnic Day and some other events) you may be lucky enough to find a group making ice cream with liquid nitrogen.

At the ASUCD Coffee House, you can order an ice cream sandwich by choosing any two cookies from the top shelf and any flavor of available ice cream. The end result costs less than if you got the pieces individually.

CREAM offers catering for small and large orders. Pre-made ice cream sandwiches of whatever flavor combinations you can get in the store.

Places you used to be able to get ice cream

How to evaluate the quality of ice cream

Simply look at the ingredient list of the pure vanilla flavor of the particular brand. If it contains more ingredients than an old homemade recipe, or artificial flavors like vanillin, or shortening and vegetable oils, then you can do better elsewhere. 4-5 ingredients are enough: Milk/cream, sugar, egg yolk, real vanilla. Most brands (even expensive ones) will have around 9 ingredients. There are two brands that can live up to these high demands and they are available in Davis:

OK, on my further obsession to confirm the existence of an ice cream shop that likely closed almost 100 years ago: It looks like the picture of the arch used on the Davis Historical Society splash page (http://www.davishistoricalsociety.org/) proves the existence of this ice cream shop... in fact, based on the way the cars are parked out front there, this picture may well have been used by the artist in creating the Davis Arch mural. —OldDavis73